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The Udall Boys lead the Democratic charge for the Senate

By Adam Doster

Despite being first cousins, Tom and Mark Udall act more like brothers. Their parents were close, so the two spent plenty of time together growing up, sharing dinners with their siblings, cracking jokes and playing under the Arizona sun. As the boys grew older, their [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Nice to see that the Udall legacy of high ethic lives on in the newer generations. Makes one proud to be have been born in St Johns Arizona.

    Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Professor, UC Berkeley

    United States Posted by carpediem on Mar 24, 2008 at 8:07 PM

    I recall help organizing a Stewart Udall “Eco-Rap” that was held at Creighton University/Omaha in 1970. 
    I had the good fortune to meet again with a Udall family member at a birthday party for the (now, late) poet William Meredith in Washington, DC, circa 1995. 
    It’s good to learn that the Udall “gene pool” has continued on—after all, remember when 1970 was the “Year of the Environment” way back then…

    United States Posted by Douglas Scott Treado on Apr 2, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    We could use more straight-talking, self-deprecating public servants with common sense attitudes.  Makes me proud to be a Udall family member (one of the MANY) and confident that each of us can - and should - make a difference.

    - Suzette Jones
    Great Grand-daughter of Jesse Udall,
    Grand-daughter of Milan and Jessica Udall Smith,
    Niece of Gordon Smith & Milan Smith, Jr,
    Third Cousin to Tom Udall and Mark Udall
    Daughter of Dr. Norman and Melanie Smith Jones
    and mother to Canyon Udall Cushman

    United States Posted by Suzette Jones on Oct 3, 2009 at 4:25 PM
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